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[UK-Northern Ireland] 40 cigarette factory jobs go to Poland

Forty jobs at a Co Antrim cigarette manufacturer are set to be relocated abroad, an MP has claimed. North Antrim MP Ian Paisley Jnr said the contract jobs at Japan Tobacco International are to go to Poland. The positions are based at Gallaher's factory
Belfast Telegraph (uk)
added May 22, 2013 07:30
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[Poland, UK-Northern Ireland] 40 contract jobs at Gallahers cigarette factory, Ballymena, relocated

Forty contract jobs at a County Antrim cigarette factory are being relocated to Poland and Romania. About 1,000 people are employed at the Gallahers cigarette factory at Lisnafillan in Ballymena. The company which runs the plant, JTI, said the relocati
BBC Online
added May 22, 2013 07:29
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[Czech Republic, Europe, Poland] Týden: Poles sell extremely cheap leaf tobacco in CzechRep

A Polish company is running a network of "Eko natural" shops selling extremely cheap tobacco leaves, which are not subject to excise tax, on the verge of law in the Czech-Polish border area in north Moravia, the weekly Tyden out Monday writes. It says a
Prague Daily Monitor (cz)
added Apr 17, 2013 09:10
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[Israel, Poland] Warsaw ghetto hero, a 'Cigarette Seller,' dies

Hochman, whose story was told in Joseph Zhimian’s 1962 book “The Cigarette Sellers of Three Crosses Square,” was one of a group of youths who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942, assumed false Aryan identities and survived by peddling cigarettes.
Times of Israel (is)
added Apr 2, 2013 12:32
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[Poland] Imperial Tobacco awarded for “social and economic contribution to Polish society”

This latest award provides yet further evidence of the tobacco industry using corporate social responsibility programs to polish is tarnished image and avoid government regulation.
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
added Mar 11, 2013 08:07
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[Europe] Poland opposes EU menthol and slim cigarettes ban

In spite of the Health Ministry's reference to 90,000 deaths in Poland per year as a result of smoking-related diseases, the opinions of the other ministries proved decisive. The Ministry of Agriculture outlined that Poland is the largest exporter of t
Polskie Radio (pl)
added Jan 31, 2013 13:30
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[Europe, Poland] Tobacco: New EU cigarette laws could burn Polish industry

The Polish Chamber of Commerce (PIH) has warned that the directive could eliminate one-third of Poland's tobacco market. As much as 40 percent of all menthol cigarettes in the EU are made in Poland.
Warsaw Business Journal (pl)
added Jan 3, 2013 05:00
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[Europe, Poland] Polish tobacco industry to protest new EU menthol and slim cigarette ban

Polish tobacco growers and cigarette manufacturers are sending a letter to PM Tusk, Monday, calling for the government to oppose new EU plans to ban menthol and 'slim' cigarette sales.
Polskie Radio (pl)
added Dec 17, 2012 18:34
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[Europe, Poland] EC tobacco-products ban threat endangers Polish jobs

At a meeting planned for next Wednesday EU Commissioners are expected to adopt a new tobacco directive bill. The new regulations may turn out to be catastrophic for the Polish economy, since they could reduce the Polish tobacco market by 40 percent, cutt
Warsaw Business Journal (pl)
added Dec 14, 2012 13:13
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Cigarettes top Poland's exports

In the period 2004-2011, chiming in with Poland's accession to the EU, the export of cigarettes has risen by some 1200 percent. Poland, which is the second biggest tobacco producer in the EU, currently exports cigarettes to 72 countries across the globe
Polskie Radio (pl)
added Nov 27, 2012 06:38
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